Love Birds

There are various breeds and species in the Parrots. These are distributed in small, medium and large as per the sizes. Parrot is considered a sweet pet because of the colors and talking skills. They are admired due in the world due to the variety of features. All the parrot’s breeds are liked by the majority. One of the cutest breed of the small parrots is Love Birds. They are loving and affectionate like their breed name. These are incredible pets. They are found in variety of colors and feathers style.

Characteristics of Love Birds

Size: 5 to 6 inches or 12 to 16 cm

Weight: 40 to 60 g

Wing Span:

Lifespan: 15 years

Physique: slim and strong with stout body

Best suited for: suitable for apartments, suitable for families, can be kept with children and other birds

History of Love Birds

The native origin of the love birds is Africa and its surrounding islands. In the late 20th century it was imported to the America. These are found in variety of colors and types. A kind of these love birds is known as African Love birds. They are from Africa and Madagascar. It has nine species. These are all small and very simply gorgeous birds.

Another type of these birds is Peach face Lovebirds. It is very popular in the world. It contains pied, Lutino, Cinnamon and Dutch Blue shades. These are brilliant and active.All their different species are famous for their unique nest building style. The Agapornis fischeri love birds pick a strip of tree bark. Peach-faced hide barks in their feathers. The African Love birds make their nests in Cactus. They have different traits as per the variation of the types of species.

Appearance of the Love Birds

It is the second smallest breed. They are small and have 42 to 60 grams’ weight. The females are larger slightly as compared to males. They are lovely and loving in nature. They are good entertainer because they are playful. It likes following you around your shoulders. The parrots that have peach face are called peach faced parrot. They are found in wide variety of color mutations cinnamon, Creamino, Pied, Lutino, Dutch-Blue, normal green and many other combinations. They have these obvious signs in their appearance.

Full and rounded breast

Broad back and rump

Good ability to walk and stand

Rounded body shape

Clear and deep feathers and plumage

Bold, round and large eyes

Appealing and wide face

Rounded, wide and large head

Compact and sharp tail

Large and clean bill, free of scars beak

No scars on toes, large, and strong feet and straight toes

In aviculture their length is 13-17 cm and their weight is forty to sixty grams. They contain sharp beak that is relatively large, short blunt tail and stocky build. The Fischer’s lovebirds have white ring around their eyes, black cheeks with prominent masked face. The other species are found in common green color with variety of colors face.

Baby Love Birds

The peach face parrots are very common and larger in number due to the relative ease of breeding. Sex for Lovebirds is difficult. They show signs of attraction to the opposite sex in the age of one year. Females split the paper and stuff it in her feathers.

She regurgitates for her owner. The male starts feeding her partner in the nest. These are not reliable signs or indicators. The only reliable way is DNA testing. During the season of mating the parrot needs special diet to eat.

The common signs of lovebirds for mating in the wild are nest building, carrying material in feathers, being hormonal and jealousy, aggression and courtship. The female lays infertile eggs. She can give ten infertile eggs. It means she is ready for breeding or mating. She lays fertile eggs and hatches for 21 to 26 days. She feeds are baby lovebirds for 6 to 8 weeks.

About Love Bird’s health

Lovebirds are called hardy birds and do not need to keep up warm all the time. They cannot survive in freezing environment. They are very sensitive. Due to this temperament they need clean surroundings. It must be tidy and hygienic. It is very important to provide them clean and fresh water after short periods of time. They need to clean their cage properly. It is very important to wash their age with anti-bacterial solutions. They are commonly energetic, active and healthy. They may have these health issues.

Lethargy

Anorexia

Diarrhea

Loss of appetite

Swollen and red eyes

Nasal and eye discharge

Coughing and wheezing

Beak swelling

Feather plucking

Weight loss

Favoring one foot

Be careful while plucking their feathers. It can produce infection in them. It is difficult to treat and cure. They can die due to it.

Lovebirds Life Span

The average life span of the love birds is the 15 years. They start breeding in the age of maturity sexually that is one year. They can live more than 5 to 6 years in the wild if they do not get the victim of the African Cats, eagle and snacks. In captivity they survive more because they have good care in the cages. The surrounding environment plays an important role in the improving the lifespan if they are given healthy diet.

Feeding for Lovebirds

Lovebird survives on healthy food that consists of insect larva, fruit, berries and seeds in wild. They like crop pests on maze and millet. At home they should be given 2% hempseed, 2% Linseed, 3% Oats, 4% Buckwheat, 4% Safflower, 5%Japanese millet, 9% peeled oats, 10% white millet, 18% Canary Seed, 40% Yellow millet. Some other food items are given below that should be included in their diet.

Grains, soaked and sprouted cereals

Vegetarian proteins

Wild beans and weeds

Pulses, seeds, fruits, vegetables

Cooked and fresh food

Mini and small pellets

Small hookbill

Berries and fresh fruits, meats and nuts

They need special diet during mating that is given below.

Cuttlebone

Crackers, toast and Cereal

Apples

Whole grain brown rice

Granulated sea kelp

Frozen vegetables

Pearl vegetables

Cooked elbow macroni

Include vitamins and calcium supplements in their diet. Sprinkle it in their food or water to keep them healthy. It improves their health condition and prevents them from infections.

Lovebirds with Children

They are social and love to interact with other. These are dynamic friends of children. They are small and are liked by them due to their loud voice, talkative nature and whistling. They like attention. They are playful and are good entertainer. They are active and energetic that makes them good friend of children. These are sweet friends and are affectionate. Due to this quality child can leave with them.

Lovebirds with other Animals

They are extremely playful, curious and active. They like to interact with other lovebirds because they have good attraction for them. They develop deep bonds with other birds. These are called cuddly birds. They have intentionally territoriality and jealousy. They are get aggressive due to the jealousy and they show their aggression to other birds even to other lovebirds.

How Talented Lovebird are

They are extremely talented and are very easy to tame. They can learn talking and copying. They can be good pets due to their social and sweet nature. They are good vocalist and this is their prime talent. With eager enthusiasm, they respond to your voice immediately.

Lovebird Training

Every trainer and every animal is different to each other. Everyone is responsible for his own safety. It is very important to teach the tricks in a way that can motivate the pet. It needs patience and consistency for successful training session with the animals.

Always keep the training session short and consistent. It will help the pets to response better.

It is best to begin with basics, getting the animal comfortable and familiar to your signals.

Always use the reward therapy. It is the vital key to success; it uses to enhance the learning skills as well.

Training is the highly effective when it is full of fun. Always use the tool which is attractive for the parrots. They should not be bored and frustrated during the training. Animals get destructive when they get bored.

Practice is the best rule to learn effectively. Always revise the techniques with your rabbits to keep in touch for previous training lessons.

They can be trained with love and humbleness. Some good tools of training sessions can enhance the learning of a pet.

Lovebirds Talking Skills

They have good talking skill. They can learn whistling and copying their master. They give response to your voice and signals. They are noisy and loud. They are talkative and have speaking skills. They can learn whistling easily. They are loud and spend much of their time in making noise and calling others.

Lovebirds Biting and Aggression

They are jealous and aggressive due to ignorance and lack of attention. Keep them separated with other animals because they fight with them due to jealous nature. They are social with other species of birds and animals. They must be monitored while socializing other animals. They tend to toe bite when they are with other birds. They should not be kept with other animals due to their aggressive nature.

Features of Cages for Lovebirds

They are very small but very active, energetic and playful.Before purchasing the cage you should check the security mechanism of the cage properly. The cage for lovebirds should be 24’’Wx24’’Hx24’’D and the bar spacing must be standard that is ½’’ to 5/8’’. Here is a list of the best-selling cages for love birds.

Vision Bird Cage Small

Vision Bird cage Medium

Tall Canary LoveBird

Large Wrought Iron Cage

These are completely safe and secure. These are designed with all the features that are the requirements of the users. These are solid and durable.